cacodemon
Pronunciation: /kækəˈdiːmən/
The English word “cacodemon” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- An evil or malevolent spirit.
- The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.
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